Where does “หมอความ” come from?

หมอความ (Thai) comes from Thai หมอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ, from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ, from Old Chinese 巫.

หมอความ (Thai): legal expert; legal scholar; jurist; lawyer;...

Definitions

  1. legal expert; legal scholar; jurist; lawyer;...

Ancestry of “หมอความ”, step by step

หมอความ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หมอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมอexpert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;...
2Proto-Southwestern Taiʰmɔːᴬshaman
3Proto-Taiʰmoːᴬshaman
4Old Chinese巫—

via Thai ความ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiความaffair; matter; content; essence; subject;...
2Proto-Taiɣwaːmᴬmatter
Every word from Old Chinese 巫 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ →